Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Boxford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Boxford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
A Few Details for Boxford ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Boxford was settled in 1645.
- It was incorporated in 1685.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Boxford is located in Essex County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Boxford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boxford:
- Essex County (The home county of Boxford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- East Boxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Topsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- West Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Brigadoon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Hathorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hathorne is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
- Asbury Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Wenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- North Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- West Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
- Tewksbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
- Stoneham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
- Lindenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mishawum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawum
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Brookline Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Norfolk Downs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Downs
- Westbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- East Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
- Milton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Montclair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Wollaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wollaston is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollaston
- Wellesley Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Babson Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Bayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Kenberma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Hingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Franklin Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Revere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Charlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- East Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Point Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Allston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Bay Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- South Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Worcester County
- Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Nashua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- Litchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
- Merrimack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Hollis Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- South Merrimack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Hollis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Plaistow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wilson Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Seabrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seabrook
- North Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fogg Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Monahan Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
- Hampstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- Glenmere Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boxford, see our County-by-County Page for Boxford.
Cemeteries Near Boxford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boxford.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boxford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boxford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peabody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <2>
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Georgetown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91270 <4>
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Putnam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boxford had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Boxford had a population of 8,331 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Topsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- East Boxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boxford
- Boxford Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boxford Station is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford Station
- South Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
- Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- West Boxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- South Groveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Groveland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Groveland
- Danvers Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danvers Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers Center
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Putnamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Wenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wenham is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- Asbury Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boxford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boxford.
Newspapers Published in Boxford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boxford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boxford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boxford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boxford:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boxford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |